Nicholas Alan Watney was born on April 25,1981 and is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
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18 Facts About Nick Watney
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The highlight of Nick Watney's career is his victory at the 2011 WGC-Cadillac Championship.
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Nick Watney played his high school golf at Davis Senior High School in Davis, California.
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Nick Watney played collegiate golf under his uncle Mike Watney at Fresno State University, where he was a three-time All-America golfer.
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In 2007, Nick Watney won his first PGA Tour title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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Nick Watney entered the final round trailing by two strokes, but shot a final round 67, including a run of four birdies in five holes in the middle of the round, and finished with a birdie at the notoriously difficult 18th, to record a two-stroke victory over compatriot Dustin Johnson.
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Nick Watney admitted in an interview afterwards that he had dwelt on finishing 2nd at Doral, in the same tournament two years before, when his putt on the 18th finished a couple of inches short of the hole.
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Nick Watney shot a 27 on the back nine, which tied the second lowest nine-hole score ever recorded on the PGA Tour.
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Nick Watney finished the 2011 season ranked third on the PGA Tour money list.
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Nick Watney came from two behind in the final round to win by three strokes over Brandt Snedeker to take the outright lead in the FedEx Cup standings.
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In 2013, Nick Watney finished second at the BMW Championship, fourth at the Farmers Insurance Open, ninth at The Barclays and tenth at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and the Wells Fargo Championship.
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In 2014, Nick Watney finished fifth at the Wyndham Championship and eighth at the Barracuda Championship.
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Nick Watney only played in five events the following season due to a herniated disc in his lower back.
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Nick Watney finished 88th on the PGA Tour's money list and finished 74th on the final FedEx Cup standings.
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On June 19,2020, while playing in the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, Nick Watney became the first PGA Tour player to test positive for COVID-19.
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